30,000 workers at Stop & Shop have gone on strike as the United Food and Commercial Workers union and the company negotiate benefits, including wages, health insurance and retirement.
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Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union picket outside of the Stop & Shop in Fairhaven on 4/12/19. Photo by Glenn C. Silva
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Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union picket outside of the Stop & Shop in Faihraven on 4/12/19 and talk to “would-have-been” shopper and his dog. The driver elected to shop elsewhere in support of the striking workers. Photo by Glenn C. Silva.
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